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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: Steve78 on 15 January 2008, 13:54
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I was asked to introduce myself to the MK5 section of the forum so here I am. To repeat myself from the post I made in the new member section:
I ordered my new GTI on Sunday so thought I'd join a forum or two so I could meet and learn more about my new toy! Unfortunately I have to wait 3 months for my car as the options I wanted ensured it was going to be a factory build:
• Volkswagen Golf GTI 2.0 Turbo FSI 3 Door 200PS Manual
• 3 Door
• 6 Speed Manual
• Interlagos Cloth Upholstery
Options I went for:
• Metallic Steel Grey Paint
• 18†Monza Alloy Wheels
• Rear Parking Sensor
• Winter Pack (Heated front seats, heated windscreen, heated windscreen washer jets and low washer fluid warning light)
• Multi Function Steering Wheel
• Front Centre Arm Rest
• RCD 500 Radio / 6 Disc / 10 Speakers
• Luxury Pack (Electronically foldable door mirrors, reverse activated kerb-view adjustment on passenger’s door mirror and rear reading lights)
£23k well spent? I'll know in three months :grin:
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You'll love it.
Money well spent IMO :cool:
Oh, and welcome to the MKV section :smiley:
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hey sounds good :smiley: why not go with an ed30 for a little more? i suppose you would get all the extras though :lipsrsealed: wait until you get it and then youl want to pay revo a small visit!! :laugh:
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hey sounds good :smiley: why not go with an ed30 for a little more? i suppose you would get all the extras though :lipsrsealed: wait until you get it and then youl want to pay revo a small visit!! :laugh:
The GTI is all I need. I'm coming from a V reg Astra 1.6i LS, so it's more than an adequate upgrade, hehe!
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The GTI is all I need. I'm coming from a V reg Astra 1.6i LS, so it's more than an adequate upgrade, hehe!
Steve, you are in the position I was in 3 months ago... I ended up with the edition 30.
Arguments in favour:
1) The 18" wheels are standard on the edition 30 (and very nice they are too)
2) The seating is half leather, half lovely fabric - saves 2 grand on the leather option (which I notice you didn't go for, but I'll ignore that small point!)
3) You get just about the same MPG, but the engine's better still
4) It's a limited edition (well supposedly... I think secretly they are going to keep making them forever!)
5) You get the heated seats as standard (though not the other bits of the winter pack, so might not be enough to delete that option)
6) You get rid of all that black plastic on the bumpers (as its colour coded)
7) It allows you to deselect grey and get the best colour (which is white - see other thread) :grin:
Seriously, the difference between the ambience alone between the material only and the edition 30 interior did it for me. I couldn't afford leather but wanted a bit more luxury, and the edition 30 hits the nail on the head.
(I dunno why I'm trying to get everyone to buy my choice... Your spec sounds great - it's going to be absolutely fab)
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Coming from a 1.6 Astra It'll be like going from a GTI to a Veyron :wink:
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hey sounds good :smiley: why not go with an ed30 for a little more? i suppose you would get all the extras though :lipsrsealed: wait until you get it and then youl want to pay revo a small visit!! :laugh:
The GTI is all I need. I'm coming from a V reg Astra 1.6i LS, so it's more than an adequate upgrade, hehe!
that's what you think NOW :wink:
wait till you drove it a bit and a powerbug bit you... yooohoooo :evil:
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btw, congrats on the purchase!
Go get yourself a nice drink now and prepare for a 3 month wait. :smiley:
It will look fabulous with gray paint and big fcuk-off-shiny Monzas! :cool:
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btw, congrats on the purchase!
Go get yourself a nice drink now and prepare for a 3 month wait. :smiley:
It will look fabulous with gray paint and big fcuk-off-shiny Monzas! :cool:
Thanks! I'm just worried the local thieves will notice...
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btw, congrats on the purchase!
Go get yourself a nice drink now and prepare for a 3 month wait. :smiley:
It will look fabulous with gray paint and big fcuk-off-shiny Monzas! :cool:
Thanks! I'm just worried the local thieves will notice...
Ahh try not to worry about that too much! Just remember to take your keys to bed with you... and keep the magnum fully loaded :wink:
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btw, congrats on the purchase!
Go get yourself a nice drink now and prepare for a 3 month wait. :smiley:
It will look fabulous with gray paint and big fcuk-off-shiny Monzas! :cool:
Thanks! I'm just worried the local thieves will notice...
Ahh try not to worry about that too much! Just remember to take your keys to bed with you... and keep the magnum fully loaded :wink:
Magnum? Ha! I'm from Luton. We have uzi's and bazookas.
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btw, congrats on the purchase!
Go get yourself a nice drink now and prepare for a 3 month wait. :smiley:
It will look fabulous with gray paint and big fcuk-off-shiny Monzas! :cool:
Thanks! I'm just worried the local thieves will notice...
Ahh try not to worry about that too much! Just remember to take your keys to bed with you... and keep the magnum fully loaded :wink:
Magnum? Ha! I'm from Luton. We have uzi's and bazookas.
haha!! or if like me you value your good nights sleep.... just go for good ol land mines :lipsrsealed:
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btw, congrats on the purchase!
Go get yourself a nice drink now and prepare for a 3 month wait. :smiley:
It will look fabulous with gray paint and big fcuk-off-shiny Monzas! :cool:
Thanks! I'm just worried the local thieves will notice...
Ahh try not to worry about that too much! Just remember to take your keys to bed with you... and keep the magnum fully loaded :wink:
Magnum? Ha! I'm from Luton. We have uzi's and bazookas.
haha!! or if like me you value your good nights sleep.... just go for good ol land mines :lipsrsealed:
The word i am looking for iss......pshyco!!! (i think thats how u spell it) :laugh:
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btw, congrats on the purchase!
Go get yourself a nice drink now and prepare for a 3 month wait. :smiley:
It will look fabulous with gray paint and big fcuk-off-shiny Monzas! :cool:
Thanks! I'm just worried the local thieves will notice...
Ahh try not to worry about that too much! Just remember to take your keys to bed with you... and keep the magnum fully loaded :wink:
Magnum? Ha! I'm from Luton. We have uzi's and bazookas.
Spent a bit of time in Luton myself working over the years, and it is a bit dodgy, and thats from a bloke dragged up in Manchester
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6) You get rid of all that black plastic on the bumpers (as its colour coded)
7) It allows you to deselect grey and get the best colour (which is white - see other thread) :grin:
Or better still, get the fastest colour (according to the latest poll) diamond BLACK. Then no need to worry about the black bumpers. :smiley: :smiley: :smiley:
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btw, congrats on the purchase!
Go get yourself a nice drink now and prepare for a 3 month wait. :smiley:
It will look fabulous with gray paint and big fcuk-off-shiny Monzas! :cool:
Thanks! I'm just worried the local thieves will notice...
Ahh try not to worry about that too much! Just remember to take your keys to bed with you... and keep the magnum fully loaded :wink:
better get yourself a Desert Eagle .50 and learn by heart the monolog that Vinnie Jones does in Lock, Stock, and 2 Smoking barrels (the one about the balls shrinking) :laugh:
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better get yourself a Desert Eagle .50 and learn by heart the monolog that Vinnie Jones does in Lock, Stock, and 2 Smoking barrels (the one about the balls shrinking) :laugh:
That was in Snatch actually :wink:
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better get yourself a Desert Eagle .50 and learn by heart the monolog that Vinnie Jones does in Lock, Stock, and 2 Smoking barrels (the one about the balls shrinking) :laugh:
That was in Snatch actually :wink:
OK, Snatch. I like them both. I have them both on DVD. My two absolute favourite movies!
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I got a call from VW today, my car is due to be manufactured mid-March and should be delivered to me within the first couple of weeks in April :smiley:
Can't wait!!!